Portfolio #1-IB/MYP French I-Finis le 30 novembre






  1. Download a copy of this page, the log sheet and the rubric and put them in your notebook for this month. Cite your souces in MLA format.
  2. Record Cassette activity #1. Come in before school, after school or lunch. You must tell me at least a day before. Do not wait until the last minute.
  3. Review citing sources with MLA: Citing sources with MLA format and give 5 details you must remember and use with these IB portfolios.
  4. Cultural Gaffes Beyond Your Borders video: List 4 you find the most interesting. Analyze why these 4 gaffes would impede communication. Make recommendations that you might do to avoid these gaffes, as well as help others who travel to be more aware visitors.
  5. What is culture: The iceberg: Take the quiz, find your score, examine the explanations. Indicate 2 that were not interesting and why. Read more about the iceberg of culture?
  6. What does learning another language say about me? Review this slide show and make a poster in English lanswering this question using the slideshow as a resource.
  7. Écoutez les numéros Practice the big numbers and do 2 exercises. Record the exercises scores on the "log sheet" in the October section of your notebook.
  8. Practice some vocabulary you will use in the first unit: Introduction vocabulary Keep track of the date on the "log sheet" in the section of your notebook.
  9. What is Roland Garros? What types of sport? Where? When? Use this source and some of your own to write a short 5-6 sentence paragraph in English. Put it in your notebook.
  10. Common er verbs-listen to conjugations (Listen to the conjugations of er verbs . Do the listening exercises on the pages, then check your answers on the bottom of the pages. How many did you get correct. Record that on your log.
  11. Present tense "er" verbs- 11 points-Record score and date on log sheet. (Click on français on the left. Score down in the French pages and practice the er verbs.
  12. Jouez ce jeu. Log this activity.
  13. L'alphabet: Log this activity and list 10 words you could understand besides the alphabet.
  14. Regardez cette petite vidéoclip au sujet du Tour de France. Write a brief summary of 3 sentences of what you saw. Log this activity and put the paragraph in your notebook.
  15. Learn about the game of pétanque. Watch the video. In a paragraph in English explain how to play this game. Research other videos or other sources. Cite your sources.
  16. Les Patisseries: Examine these images and make a collage that is a visual document of pastries in France. Put this in your portfolio. Choose from these pix: croissants , brioches, millefeuilles, tartes, baguettes, éclairs, babas au rhum, religieuses, pain au chocolat, bûche de Noêl Cite your sources.
  17. Include 2 activities that you have done so far in class. Indicate why you have chosen these two activities. In a half page in English reflect what you have learned from this activities and how they have impacted your proficiency level in French. You must also refer to your learner profile/approaches to learning sheet when writing this reflection. (lime green paper). Include this reflection in your notebook.
  18. Write a half page in English on what you have learned this month from these activities and how you challenged yourself when doing extra research for those activities indicated. You must also refer to your learner profile/approaches to learning sheet when writing this reflection. (lime green paper). Include this reflection in your notebook.